Senate confirms Washburn to Indian Affairs post

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—The U.S. Senate has confirmed a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma who is currently the dean of the University of New Mexico Law School to oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

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